"Why?" Cedric couldn't help but ask. "Why do you want the Blood Essence of a True Dragon?"
Shivika smiled mysteriously. She didn't answer Cedric and just asked: "Just tell me, will you come with me or not? If you are not coming, then keep this matter a secret. I trusted you that's why I came to ask for help. Don't betray my trust!"
Cedric sighed and then nodded his head, saying: "I'm coming!"
"Good!" A smile blossomed on Shivika's face. She happily said: "I knew it. You are not an idiot to refuse the offer. Now, we just have to be extremely careful and not attract the attention of higher-ups. We'll wait for a perfect opportunity to enter the forbidden ground of the sect."
Cedric nodded his head in response.
At this time, another voice suddenly echoed from outside the courtyard: "And I can help you create that opportunity!"
"Who?" x2.
Cedric and Shivika, both were stunned. They couldn't help but look towards the gate of the courtyard that slowly opened and a handsome young man entered. He looked at Cedric and Shivika and then smiled.
"Who are you?"
"Rayan, it's you!"
Cedric didn't know the newcomer, but Shivika seemed to know this person. Cedric frowned and asked: "Do you know him?"
Shivika nodded her head and replied: "He is a new core disciple that entered the sect at the same time you entered. It is just that you became the disciple of Second Elder while he became a disciple of Fifth Elder."
"Disciple of the fifth elder? But he doesn't look that powerful!" Cedric deeply looked at Rayan and muttered in a low voice, but the voice was loud enough to be heard by both Shivika and Rayan.
Rayan smiled at this. He said: "I'm indeed not that powerful. In fact, I'm very weak compared to you guys, and if we talk about the stander of the Profound Star Sect, then I'm not even qualified to become an Outer Sect disciple. Well, you can even say that I can't even enter a Fourth Rate Force with my current strength. Because I'm just an Enlightenment Stage martial warrior. But you see, I'm still here!"
"How?"
Shivika knew about the story of how Rayan entered the sect, but Cedric was not aware. Rayan also showed no hesitation to tell the story. He said: "About a month ago when I was exploring a mysterious cave, I found Fifth Elder injured there. I helped him and saved his life. In return, Fifth Elder accepted me as his disciple and brought me to enter the sect. Isn't my luck simply too good?"
"It is!" Both Cedric and Shivika nodded their heads in response.
"So, why are you here? And what do you mean by creating an opportunity for us?" Shivika asked curiously. At the same time, she asked: "Were you eavesdropping on our conversation this whole time?"
"No no! You can't blame me for that. You should have made sure that no one is here before talking about such a secretive and sensitive topic. How could you two be so reckless and think that no one can hear you if you are inside a courtyard? You should know that there is no formation here that can stop the voice from leaking outside, right?"
"I came to the medicinal field because my master told me to find the Second Elder and ask for a Royal Rank medicinal herb. I was passing by when I suddenly heard you guys talking!"
Rayan explained everything with a gentle smile on his face, but exactly this smile made Cedric and Shivika feel annoyed in their hearts. They wanted nothing more than to punch Rayan's face.
"Tell us, how can you create an opportunity for us to enter the forbidden ground? I promise, as long as we can enter the Forbidden Ground and get our hands on the Egg of True Dragon, you'll also benefit greatly. We can give you whatever you want, of course, you have to ask for things in limit."
Shivika said. She knew they were at fault here. They couldn't really blame Rayan for hearing their conversation when they themselves had not made sure that no one is hearing them. They were careless this time. She was careless!
Rayan shook his head, replying: "You are misunderstanding something here!"
"What?" Asked Shivika.
"I'm not talking about creating an opportunity for you two to enter the forbidden ground of our sect, I'm talking about an opportunity which can help us three enter the forbidden ground." Rayan again said, with a mysterious smile on his face.
"What do you mean?" Cedric asked.
"Are you an idiot? I'm saying that the three of us will enter the Forbidden Ground together." Rayan replied.
"You are an idiot!" Cedric shook his head and said: "You should first look at your strength. Although you become a core disciple because of your good luck, luck is not going to work where strength is needed. The Forbidden Ground of our sect is dangerous and filled with risk. The greater risk is to be found out by the sect. After all, we are not entering the forbidden ground with the permission of the sect leader, instead, we are secretly entering there. You can't come with us!"
"I'll definitely go and you guys have to take the guarantee of my safety. Otherwise, I'll tell my master about your plans!" Rayan had a sly smile on his face when he said these sentences. He clearly wants to blackmail these two people.
"Don't you dare!" Shivika's eyes turned cold as she suddenly grabbed Rayan by his collar and said.
Rayan shook his head, looking directly into Shivika's eyes, and said: "Tell me, why won't I dare? Is there a reason for me to be afraid of reporting you guys?"
"You?" Shivika gnashed her teeth in anger. But she also knew she couldn't do anything to Rayan right now. He entered the Medicinal Garden by the order of his master. If something happened to him here, she and Cedric will be held accountable and they'll have to take the responsibility.
"Calm down!" Cedric patted Shivika's shoulder, looked at Rayan, and said: "Ok, you can come with us. But you have to tell us first what that opportunity is and how to enter the Forbidden Ground without being caught by other people!"
When Rayan heard this, he maintained the same smiling expression on his face, but took a deep breath and heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.
In the matter of entering the Forbidden Ground, he has to use something to blackmail these two guys in front of him otherwise he wouldn't be able to go with them.
As Cedric said previously, the Forbidden Ground is dangerous and risky. And he has no strength to guarantee his own safety. If he wants to enter the Forbidden Ground, he either has to enter with the permission of the sect leader or with the help of others who can guarantee his safety.
As for how Rayan knows about the opportunity that can help them enter Forbidden Ground, it is because he is a regressor. [Ref.- Ch 102 & 103.]
Rayan has regressed back in time and so he knew many things about the future events. This is also a reason why Rayan "coincidently" appeared in the medicinal field and "coincidently" heard Shivika and Cedric talking. His regression in time is also the reason why he knows about an opportunity that can help him and others enter the Forbidden Ground of the Profound Star Sect.
Well, he was able to not only enter the Profound Star Sect with his extremely low cultivation base but also become a core disciple by saving the Fifth Elder because of his regression as well.
He knew the event where Fifth Elder was found dead in the mysterious cave he talked about. So, he entered the cave and found the Fifth Elder injured. He "coincidently" had a very valuable recovery medicinal pill that he gave the Fifth Elder to eat that healed the Fifth Elder in a very short period of time.
To repay him, Fifth Elder accepted him as his personal disciple.
When he save the fifth elder, he was only a Body Refinement Star martial warrior. But in a short month, he became an Enlightenment Stage martial warrior.
Well, because of his regression in time, he knew many people from powerful forces and families have entered the Profound Star Sect because they have got a gist of news about the Profound Star Sect hiding the Egg of True Dragon that Gatlin stole in the past from the most powerful force of the Three Cultivation Land.
These two guys were the ones in his previous who managed to find the Egg of True Dragon.
And the same was going to happen in this life. This is also why he wanted to enter the Forbidden Ground with these two guys.
But his reason for wanting to enter the Forbidden Ground of Profound Star Sect is different from these two. His goal is different.
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